Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-12-16
Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Nnuannhnr e 1897

December |, 1887.
Shepherdstown w. Va,
November 6, 1897.
My DEAR PAPA:-I want to tell you
something in this letter almost too won
derful TO write about, but still | will try
to tell you something about my trip!
Well, mamma and some friends, you
know, went to Luray. We reached there
one damp, windy morning about twelve
o'clock. We took "bus" and went at
once 20 the caverns. We went into
little house and then down pair of
steps to reach the most wonderful thing
You ever saw. There were great
"spoOks" everywhere, but they were
only formations from water. don't
see low they get so hard.
The guide, who was polite and kind,
took us on little way and said that
place was called the Cathedral. 1t was
lovely; but not like church TO my
eyes. Then we went on little way and
there was a real hanging basket in
stone, bu. they call it \ formation. You
can Just imagine how felt when saw
it and knew it grew from water like real
vines, only TO make these it took thou
sands of years. We saw IL figure of
camel and it looked like real one. We
saw al elephant they call jumbo 1t is
Just the color of Jumbo, too. The CAM
els face looked at ne so queer. Then
we went to the fish market, and 1t was
well, yoI would have thought they
were bass hanging up there all in row
on a string. They looked so wet and
Shiny. Some Of them looked like eels to
me. Then We went 10 the vegetable
garden. Well, papa, there were tur
nlps, potatoes and beets all in heap as
they looked TO me. And there was the
poultry market looking so funny with
ducks hanging with their heads down,
looking Just as our ducks when they are
dead. But, the organ When we came
to that the guide took two little sticks
out of his pOcket-and way down there
among the rocks began TO play the soft
est, sweetest music | ever heard. Oh,
it was wonderful Then we went to the
giants hall. did not see any giants,
but did see what they call the giants
staff. and it was so tall could hardly
see the top of it. have forgotten how
high he said it was. Then we went 10
the ballroom. Mr.. A. danced with F.
). l.. and me. OF course, my hat fell
off and got all muddy; but that did not
matter. Still. thought Ii would not be
nice to have that mud in ball room.
We went to Lake Lee. The water is so
still aud CLEAR that you think it is the
ground you see, and unless some one
tells YOU there is water, you would walk
into il. Then we saw Santa Claus, and
he was so natural you would have
thought lie was real. He had a long
beard and a pack on his back, but it
seemed empty. aud his sleigh and rein
deer were not with him.
The guide told US TO look up, and there
inst 10 ohe side of where we stood WAS
formation (they call them all forma-
tions) which is called Christ blessing lit
Il. children. and He looks as if his hands
rested on their heads. and, papa, far up.
as high as the top OF the giants staff, We
saw a tremendous glove. He calls IL the
giants boxing glove. After that we
looked over a bank and saw little cas-
ties, just like those in books. We went
to see the ghost (spectre they call iD.
II was just to represent ghost. you
know. Well, there looked until my
eyes Satered. And now must tell You
about the angels wing. 1t looked seft
like real feathers, but 1t was stone. A